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Thousands protest rise of xenophobia and hatred in Greece

March 6, 2020 Very Mix 3

Thousands of Greeks protested on Thursday evening in the streets of Athens and other cities against the rising xenophobia and hatred after Turkey opened its border gates to thousands of migrants. They held banners reading “Solidarity with Refugees” and “Open Borders.” Πορεία αλληλεγγύης στους πρόσφυγες pic.twitter.com/nCmMGrKvz0 — EFSYN (@EFSYNTAKTON) March …

Local protesters block 380 asylum seekers from settling in Vrasna hotels

October 23, 2019 Politics, Refugees Comments Off on Local protesters block 380 asylum seekers from settling in Vrasna hotels

Greek authorities were forced to abandon plans to settle 380 refugees in hotels of the seaside village Vrasna of Volvi Municipality, North Greece, due to fierce protests by locals. Nine buses with 380 asylum seekers, among them many families and children, arrived in the area on Tuesday afternoon. The majority …

Vilia mob shows the ugly face of xenophobia towards vulnerable refugees

March 16, 2019 Refugees Comments Off on Vilia mob shows the ugly face of xenophobia towards vulnerable refugees

Residents and local authorities of Vilia showed the ugly face of xenophobia towards a group of refugees who were relocated from reception camps to a local hotel. Just two hours after the refugees’ arrival, a mob gathered outside the hotel reportedly hurling stones and petrol bombs, with some to have …

Guest Post: “Greece, the Debt, the Migrants and Antetokounmpo”

April 2, 2017 Guest Posts, Opinion 1

We often speak of Greece ‘s “pathogenic diseases” that have infected of the political system and the society. We use the term to describe notorious and incurable habits that have settled here with their deep roots. We use this expression to put the blame on typical Greek features characteristic for …

Survey: Majority of Greeks think “migrants as threat to economy, social and cultural life”

March 21, 2017 Social, Society 16

Greeks are known to be extremely ethnocentric and therefore xenophobic. Majority of Greeks consider migrants as a threat to economy, to social and cultural life. According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Social Research (EKKE): 65% think that migrants harm the Greek economy 63% consider Greece has …

‘Black Haired Pig’: Greek-Swedish journalist speaks up against racism and sexism

March 13, 2017 World Comments Off on ‘Black Haired Pig’: Greek-Swedish journalist speaks up against racism and sexism

“Black Haired Pig” A powerful and shocking message against racism, sexism and xenophobia from a Greek-Swedish woman who has experienced first hand hate against migrants in Sweden ever since she moved there with her family at the age of six. In a powerful video, Alexandra Pascalidou, 46, a prominent personality …

Helpless in Brussels: EU watches paralyzed ‘unilateral actions’ of its members and the rise of xenophobia

February 23, 2016 Editor 44

Developments in the Refugee and Migration crisis are sweeping Europe like a storm. EU members states have taken the papers of Conclusions of the EU Leaders Summit last Friday and cleaned their shoes on Sunday. Austria imposed a strict admission quotas on refugees entries, plans to move soldiers to its …

Blame Game? Greece strikes back & accuses Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech R. of “xenophobia”

February 6, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 1

Balme game in Migration crisis? Greece strikes back. The office of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras named four East European countries and accused them of “xenophobic and far-right rhetoric.” Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are the countries that trying to develop a different EU policy and and put …

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